Note, if you want to do this trip in the correct temporal order start with Badlands - Black Hills and work your way back through the blogs. You can click the link in the blog archive on the right at the top of the page to go to Badlands. Next click on Tetons working your way back.
The classic view in Glacier National Park. Looking towards Logan Pass over St Mary Lake.
One of the many glaciers that are the namesake of the park.
Many Glacier Hotel, a historic lodge in an amazing location. We stayed there 2 nights.
Bart and Alex in the lounge at Many Glacier Hotel. A great place to have a beer!
There were little waterfalls everywhere.
Glaciers have carved everything into smooth U-shapes.
Bart enjoys his first ramen soup in a couple weeks. He ate 3 packages and was very happy.
Bart and Alex skipping stones on Swiftcurrent Lake.
Careful Alex, that snow looks a little slippery.
Diane at a recently collapsed snow cave.
Bart and Alex in a snow cave.
Going-to-the-Sun Road is cut into the mountain to allow travel through the center of the park. Every way you look is a beautiful vista.
Bart and Alex receiving their Junior Ranger Badges for Glacier National Park. They earned 3 new badges, Badlands, Wind Cave, and Glacier. Now they have 18 badges and several patches.
At logan Pass Visitor Center Bart spotted a bunch of Mountain Sheep. There were 19, all rams. According to the ranger they were migrating. They gathered and then crossed the road together.
It was very cool because they ran down the mountain side in groups of 2 or 3 to where they gathered to cross the road.
I really like this picture of three big Rams!
Chipmunk above St. Mary Lake.
Mountain Goat near Logan Pass.
Mountain goat kid. Very cute!
Is that Mountain Goat Smiling? Sure looks like it.
Looks like the water in Swiftcurrent Lake may be a bit colder than than the Firehole River. But Alex won't let a little thing like that slow him down.
A bee looking for some lunch. I love my new lenses. The quality of the pictures on this trip has definitely gone up. I am in my happy place.
A rare thunderstorm in Glacier National Park. We sat on the deck at the hotel for a great light show. I ran to get my camera but by the time I got back this was the only lightening bolt we saw. Apparently, such storms are rare in the summer. The workers at the hotel were a bit nervous.
Bart caught a nice brook trout on Swiftcurrent Lake. He looks a little happy about it.
Waterton National Park Canada. Together with Glacier National Park in the US it forms a International Peace Park. It is the last of 7 National Parks and Monuments we visited on our trip. The panoramas were great and the wildlife was abundant.
The Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes. The last historic lodge we stayed at on our trip.
View from our Balcony at the Prince of Wales Hotel. Sweet!
Mountain Sheep lamb near Red Rock Canyon
Grizzly Bear along the road. What an amazing animal.
Black Bear in a tree during a rainstorm. It was only about 10 feet from the car.
Alex is very excited to go on his first horse ride. Something he was hoping to do on this trip. Look at that smile!
Diane and Alex on a ride near Waterton National Park, Alberta, Canada. Diane on Silver and Alex on Skeeter. It was the final activity on our trip. Bart and I are very allergic to horses so we tried to go fishing in the muddy waters. They had a great time. Unfortunately they bruised their bottoms a bit. They would feel it on the long ride home.
Behind us the mountains of Glacier National Park. Two weeks of glorious National Parks and Monuments. Moose, Elk, and Bears. Mountains, Rivers, and Geysers. Memories that will last a lifetime. Ahead of us 1500 miles. 11 hours to Dickinson North Dakota. 16 more hours to Chicago. We got home about midnight. Exhausted and content. Can't wait for the next adventure.
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